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3rd Book Assignment

3rd Book Assignment

Q 3rd Book Assignment Chapter 7– Psychological Egoism Chapter 8 – Ethical Egoism View Powerpoint in Bb – Psychological Egoism, Ethical Egoism Book Assignment Ideas pick one or multiple or answer one or multiple discussion questions at the end of each chapter, a particular individual can discuss one discussion question in all three paragraphs or a particular individual can answer more than one discussion question: • "Every action is motivated by one’s strongest desire." Explain how this claim might be used to argue for psychological egoism. How would opponents of psychological egoism respond? Which side do a particular individual think has the stronger case? Defend a particular individual’s answer. • Write on the relationship between psychological egoism and ethical egoism. Define each theory, and explain how they are similar and how they differ. Does accepting one theory commit a particular individual to accepting the other? Does rejecting one commit a particular individual to rejecting the other? Why or why not?

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Actions are never done from altruistic motives” as per psychological egoists (Shafer-Landau, 2014). A contention for psychological egoism says that at whatever point a particular individual accomplish something a particular individual is spurred by a particular individual’s most grounded want and at whatever point a particular individual is roused by a particular individual’s most grounded want, a particular individual is seeking after considering and knowing that a particular individual have developed a kind of a particular individual’s own self-interest in it.